Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $226.30/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −147.95 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$226.30

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	228.16	1,252	17thin
Medium and Large 3	548	215.75	1,183	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

226.30

—

SC average6 barns · 99 hd

232.39

−6.10

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−147.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,632	140.14	2,288	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	120.14	1,588	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	117.45	1,409	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	110.58	1,187	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,188	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$2,063	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	248.08/cwt	245.00–252.50	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	266.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	279.75/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	222.11/cwt	207.50–237.50	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	216.93/cwt	202.50–232.50	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	238.63/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	199.02/cwt	197.00–202.50	1,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.81/cwt	202.50–240.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	247.58/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	190.04/cwt	180.00–200.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.68/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	194.87/cwt	180.00–200.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	239.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	191.79/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	230.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	298.33/cwt	290.00–315.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	238.75/cwt	232.50–245.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	213.63/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	293.74/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	210.79/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	206.23/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,413	127.89/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,807	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	895	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	1,251.33/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,251	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	880	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,979	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	121.37/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,573	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	113.16/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,231	22
Bulls	—	—	1,599	141.18/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,257	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	118.42/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,404	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	113.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	101.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,030	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,431	5

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Nov 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 229Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 65Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	235.00	235.00
2	250–300	290	232.50–245.00	238.75
7	300–350	328	230.00–245.00	239.08
6	350–400	383	220.00–240.00	230.70
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	535	212.50	212.50
4	550–600	575	205.00–217.50	210.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	366	245.00–252.50	248.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	260	210.00	210.00
4	300–350	336	180.00–200.00	194.87
2	350–400	363	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	405	180.00	180.00
3	450–500	467	180.00–200.00	190.04
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	574	180.00–200.00	191.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	438	292.50–295.00	293.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
7	350–400	369	275.00–287.50	279.75
6	400–450	430	250.00–275.00	266.31
2	450–500	455	240.00–255.00	247.58
6	500–550	520	235.00–249.00	238.63
6	550–600	575	230.00–240.00	233.68
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	385	207.50–237.50	222.11
2	400–450	425	202.50–240.00	220.81
4	450–500	484	202.50–232.50	216.93
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	570	200.00–227.50	213.63
1	600–650	605	207.50	207.50
6	650–700	681	197.00–202.50	199.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	230.00–240.00	234.95
2	500–550	518	202.50–210.00	206.23
3	550–600	575	205.00–217.50	210.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	290.00–315.00	298.33
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	409	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	371	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	204.89
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,413	123.00–134.00	127.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,251.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,960	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,599	133.00–148.00	141.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,296	117.00–128.00	121.37
2	—	1,465	112.00–115.00	113.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,088	107.00–122.00	113.16
6	—	1,019	95.00–105.00	101.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,186	115.00–126.00	118.42
5	—	1,278	112.00	112.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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